Weight - 11 grams
Length - 2.25 inches with Bale
This very pendant is available as a set with a matching pair of earrings! See my store for details.
Materials:
- .950 Sterling Silver
- Spiny Oyster
- Red Coral
- Malachite
- Nacre
- Mother of Pearl
- Lapis
- Sugalite
Welcome.
This is a Dragonfly Pendant hand crafted by the family run business of Urin Huanca*. This Dragonflies is designed from the native insects local to Lima, Peru. Seven different gemstones & shell are used. All materials are from Peru, from the Pacific shore to the high inland mountains. Nineteen individual pieces are in each piece, including a small roundel of Sugalite on the top. The sections have been created through hand cutting of the shell, with the finest slivers of Sterling Silver thread set between each. The silver is of the highest purity of .950 Sterling.
More Information:
*Urin Huanca is THE preeminent family owned jewelry business in South America, reaching back to the 1930's. With only a dozen or so employees, access to their works of art can be limited. This family of craftsmen create wonders which come from the culture of their Inca ancestors and now they have taken their place as contemporary Masters. There are many who attempt to copy their work, but Urin Huanca supplies the finest in both the silver and quality and skill of the the perfect inlay pieces.
Each of the pieces are from the natural wonders of Peru on the land and on their shores. The craftsmen take the time to individually pick each of the precious stones and shells to be used. Each piece is very carefully and delicately cut and laid. Fine silver filaments are inserted between pieces in a perfect preciseness only generational hands are capable of. The designs were originally created by the Inca. Now their descendants recreate this with their own contemporary touch. And, in addition to all of this, they insist on using the highest grade .950 pure silver, also from Peru. These pieces are expertly created by a small team of artisans who value and treasure their ancestors gifts of creation from the ancient past.
This Peruvian jewelry is not for the tourist trade, but rather for the discriminating buyer looking for true and authentic magnificence in their acquisitions.